About University of Colombo:
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| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1001-1050 | 1001-1050 | 951-1000 |
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| Agriculture | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Life Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 401-450 |
| Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Agricultural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | - | 451-500 |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environment / Ecology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geosciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Materials Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Physics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |